Not only did we find Florida Panther scat on our trip, we also saw this real one! Fortunately, the number of Florida Panthers are increasing, but unfortunately more of them are also getting hit by cars.
This is a display of an Oarfish, another mysterious creature found in an estuary.
A model of some of the birds common to the area - we have these birds on Amelia Island, too, although our Roseate Spoonbills come down here for the winter.
This display shows a gopher tortoise in its burrow. Their habitat can be scrub, dominated by palmettos, or on the sand dunes, where the ones at AIP live. Also shown at the top (although it's hard to tell from this photo) is an indigo snake, a beautiful snake that also uses the burrows made by the tortoises. They can get to over 8 feet in length, longest in North America. Even though they are non-venomous, they can eat rattlesnakes. Both gopher tortoises and indigo snakes are threatened species, due mostly to habitat loss.
Not only did we find Florida Panther scat on our trip, we also saw this real one! Fortunately, the number of Florida Panthers are increasing, but unfortunately more of them are also getting hit by cars.
This is a display of an Oarfish, another mysterious creature found in an estuary.
A model of some of the birds common to the area - we have these birds on Amelia Island, too, although our Roseate Spoonbills come down here for the winter.
This display shows a gopher tortoise in its burrow. Their habitat can be scrub, dominated by palmettos, or on the sand dunes, where the ones at AIP live. Also shown at the top (although it's hard to tell from this photo) is an indigo snake, a beautiful snake that also uses the burrows made by the tortoises. They can get to over 8 feet in length, longest in North America. Even though they are non-venomous, they can eat rattlesnakes. Both gopher tortoises and indigo snakes are threatened species, due mostly to habitat loss.
Nice job on this blog! What a great way to share information and experiences. I work as a naturalist in Charleston, SC. It's great to learn about your nature center as well as the places that you all visit on your trips. I'm based at the Caw Caw Interpretive Center. Pay us a visit sometime!
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We would love to! Thanks for your support!
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